tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698059.post4219247067092748551..comments2016-09-08T09:42:42.288-04:00Comments on The Mumpsimus: Black Sunlight Available AgainMatthew Cheneyhttps://plus.google.com/109233497006166204043noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698059.post-86155886794277457242010-02-22T16:34:32.616-05:002010-02-22T16:34:32.616-05:00I think you points here are valid indeed, especial...I think you points here are valid indeed, especially given the nature of &quot;Black Sunlight.&quot; Yes, it is written with distinct political tonalities, but Marechera did not write the novel as some kind of commentary. The idea that the novel is a social document (and little more)and written solely to comment on contemporary issues is a very odd approach to the novel, but then, a lot of recent African work strives for such definition. Marechera did not-- one of his difficulties.Eshuneuticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716463684593767622noreply@blogger.com